XPPp18 Current topics in preschool education

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/0/1. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Tereza Češková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Lucie Grůzová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Veronika Najvarová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Veronika Najvarová, Ph.D.
Department of Primary Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Olga Bubnová
Supplier department: Department of Primary Education – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
XPPp18/PrezSem01: Tue 24. 9. 9:00–10:50 kancelář vyučujícího, Tue 8. 10. 9:00–10:50 kancelář vyučujícího, Tue 22. 10. 9:00–10:50 kancelář vyučujícího, Tue 5. 11. 9:00–10:50 kancelář vyučujícího, Tue 19. 11. 9:00–10:50 kancelář vyučujícího, L. Grůzová, V. Najvarová
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The subject aim is to go through current topics in preschool education in international content. Students get information and experience through discussion from experience from real Czech public kindergarten (students are supposed to visit a kindergarten) and at the same time from the experiences of other students.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course student should be able to: understand and discuss current topics of Czech and foreign preschool education; understand the conditions of Czech public preschool education and conditions of forein preschool education; compare approaches of Czech preschool education and system of education in student’s country.
Syllabus
  • Syllabus of Preprimary education is divided into seven topics: 1. Changes in preschool education in the Czech Republic and other countries 2. Changes in framework educational programs for preschool education (its philosophy, structure) and inclusive work with children 3. Cooperation with the family 4. Play as a basic starting point for the education of preschool children and its transformation 5. Competence of the teacher in the modern world, his professional development
Literature
  • National Framework for Preschool Education
Teaching methods
lectures, active performance of tasks, discussion, excursion
Assessment methods
Homework, presentation
Language of instruction
English
Study support
https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/ped/podzim2024/XPPp18/index.qwarp
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2024, recent)
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